The IBHE was tasked by statute with formulating a Master Plan for Higher Education in the state of Illinois.

[8][9] In July 1964 the higher education master plan was published by the IBHE, which led to the Junior College Act of 1965.

[1] The main campus of Shawnee Community College is located seven miles (11 km) east of Interstate 57 exit 18.

In August 2000, SCC opened a 33,000-square-foot (3,100 m2) Educational Center that serves as both an electronic classroom, meeting room, and theater for performing arts.

[1] During the prior spring semester in 2008, student head count at the college rose 9.5 percent from 2007 to 2008 year.

[19] Most of the increase in enrollment was attributed to recent layoffs at local factories and plants, as well as the introduction of new programs at the college.

[21][22] Shawnee Community College provides a library within its Learning Resources Center at its main Ullin, Illinois, Campus.